Question

Which of these was not an effect of the industrial revolution?
A. Increased organization of workers
B. English settlement of the New World
C. Increased competition between industrialized countries
D. The search for new sources of raw materials and new markets

Answer 1

Explanation:

The correct answer is B, as English settlement of the New World was not an effect of the Industrial Revolution. The English settlement in the Americas was a consequence of the establishment of mercantilism as the prevailing economic model in Europe, and occurred 100 years before the Industrial Revolution.